PRODUCT DISPENSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A retail display for securely carrying retail merchandise in a retail environment, comprising:
- a retail support wall adapted for carrying retail merchandise thereon;
a housing mounted to the retail support wall, the housing defining a secure retail storage area;
at least one merchandise retainer mounted within the secure retail storage area for carrying retail merchandise thereon, the merchandise retainer including a biasing mechanism for biasing retail merchandise forward; and
a selector coupled to the housing, wherein depression of an actuator of the selector causes the biasing mechanism of the at least one merchandise retainer to bias an item of retail merchandise forward to transition the item of retail merchandise from a secured storage area to an unsecured storage area to allow customer access to the item of retail merchandise.
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Abstract
A product dispensing system is provided. The product dispensing system includes an enclosure and a plurality of removable merchandise retainers positioned within the enclosure. The enclosure defines a secured retail storage area and an unsecured retail storage area. The product dispensing system also includes a customer accessible selector for selecting an item of retail merchandise carried by one of the merchandise retainers. Upon selection, depression of an actuator of the selector will bias the item of retail merchandise from the secured retail storage area to the unsecured retail storage area.
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Citations
30 Claims
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1. A retail display for securely carrying retail merchandise in a retail environment, comprising:
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a retail support wall adapted for carrying retail merchandise thereon; a housing mounted to the retail support wall, the housing defining a secure retail storage area; at least one merchandise retainer mounted within the secure retail storage area for carrying retail merchandise thereon, the merchandise retainer including a biasing mechanism for biasing retail merchandise forward; and a selector coupled to the housing, wherein depression of an actuator of the selector causes the biasing mechanism of the at least one merchandise retainer to bias an item of retail merchandise forward to transition the item of retail merchandise from a secured storage area to an unsecured storage area to allow customer access to the item of retail merchandise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A retail display for retail merchandise in a display unit, comprising:
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a security enclosure for securing retail merchandise therein, the enclosure having an outlet area arranged to facilitate customer access to merchandise; a retail mount adapted to mount the security enclosure to a retail display unit; a merchandise retainer contained in the security enclosure, the merchandise retainer adapted to retain retail merchandise in the security enclosure and above the outlet area; a drive operable to release retail merchandise from the merchandise retainer to the outlet area; and a selector along the security enclosure, the selector operable to actuate the drive to release retail merchandise. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A retail merchandise pusher, comprising:
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a housing extending between a front and a rear edge, the housing defining a track; a pusher body slidably received on the track and slidable between the front and rear edges of the housing; a drive assembly mounted to the housing, the drive assembly including a cable and a biasing element, wherein an end of the cable is affixed to the pusher body, such that the cable is unwound from the drive assembly when the pusher body is moved toward the rear edge, and wherein the biasing element biases the cable in a winding direction to wind up the cable and move the pusher body toward the front edge along the track. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for dispensing retail merchandise from a secured retail merchandise display, comprising:
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carrying retail merchandise in a housing having a secured area and an unsecured area; sliding an actuator coupled to the housing into alignment with the merchandise; depressing the actuator; and transitioning an item of the retail merchandise from the secured area to the unsecured area upon depression of the actuator. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A product dispensing system, comprising:
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a display housing having a slot extending along a bottom side thereof; at least one product retaining rack releasably disposed within the display housing, each product retaining rack configured for releasably retaining a plurality of products longitudinally therealong and including; a pusher, the pusher engaged within a track defined along the product retaining rack and longitudinally translatable along the product retaining rack to translate the products with respect to the product retaining rack; a selectively actuatable drive assembly coupled to the pusher such that, when activated, the drive assembly effects longitudinal translation of the pusher with respect to the product retaining rack in a forward direction, thereby translating the plurality of products in a forward direction; and an actuator positioned on the display housing, the actuator selectively positionable adjacent the at least one product retaining rack, the actuator depressible from an un-actuated position to an actuated position wherein the drive assembly is activated to effect longitudinal translation of the pusher with respect to the product retaining rack; wherein, when the products are translated forward with respect to the product retaining rack a pre-determined distance, one of the products disengages the product retaining rack and exits the display housing through the slot defined therein.
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Specification